Pompey's pillar. Alexandria / David Roberts, R.A. – Historic Print
![Pompey's pillar. Alexandria / David Roberts, R.A., [published between 1846 and 1849] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b8/b8db07c4036a-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Pompey's pillar. Alexandria / David Roberts, R.A. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Pompey's pillar. Alexandria / David Roberts, R.A.
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Pompey's Pillar, the great granite column that rises above the ruins on the southern edge of Alexandria, is the subject here, drawn by the Scottish painter David Roberts. Roberts made his drawings on the spot during his travels in Egypt and Nubia in the late 1830s, and Louis Haghe turned them into color lithographs for the publication issued in London by F. G. Moon in parts between 1846 and 1849. Despite its name, the column dates to the Roman period and has nothing to do with Pompey the Great, who was murdered in Egypt in 48 BC and likely never saw it. The plate shows how the monument looked to European travelers of the time, a reminder of the Romantic fascination with Egypt's ancient remains.
| Created / published | [published between 1846 and 1849] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1840-1850.Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Egypt & Nubia / from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts ... ; lithographed by Louis Haghe. London : F.G. Moon, 1846-1849, v. 1, pt. 5. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,161 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217909 |
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